Additional Studies Pertaining to the Mechanism of Cutaneous Injury by Mustard Gas. An Experimental Study Using Mustard Prepared with Radioactive Sulfur
Abstract
Investigations of the mechanism of mustard vesication were made primarily through parallel histological and chemical studies of skin exposed to mustard and related compounds prepared with radioactive sulfur. Details of the synthesis of benzyl mustard, sesqui-mustard, mustard sulfone, and divinyl sulfone are given. These tests were conducted to determine the following; the penetration rate of mustard through pig, rabbit, and human skin; the pathology of cutaneous injury following exposure to mustard; the significance and properties of fixed mustard in skin sites of man and pig; and a method of increasing the rate and severity of cutaneous injury by mustard. Additional investigations were made pertaining to the sulfonium salt, DH-TG.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 25, 1945
- Accession Number
- AD1184216
Entities
People
- A. R. Moritz
- F. C. Jr Henriques
- F. R. Dutra
- L. A. Patterson
Organizations
- Harvard University